neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
still; as yet; as it has been
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
dealing with; coping with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
wife and children; (arch.) wife
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
recommendation; referral; endorsement
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
back off!; leave me alone!
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting